01. Dimension / Coordinates fraction text appears as or changes to "?" when creating a Stress Isome


Applies To
Product(s):AutoPIPE
Version(s):V8i 
Area: Stress Isometric
Original Author:Bentley Technical Support Group
Date Logged
& Current Version
July 2015
09.06.02.06

Problem:

After creating a Strsss Iso metric in AutoPIPE and the drawing is opened in OPIM, noticed that there are some "?" in place of fractions as shown below:

Why?

How to resolve?

Solution:

One possible scenario which adds a "?" in place of fractions was discovered:

Steps to repeat:

1. Create stress isometric with fractions

2. In OPIM select the change dimension icon 

3. Select the Dimension with a fraction to highlight it::

4.Then click again anywhere on the screen, presto...  the fraction is automatically replaced with a "?", as shown above.

Workaround:

1. Open Style.CFG file

Located at:

C:\ ProgramData\ Bentley\ [AutoPIPE folder] \ isoextractor\ projects\ project01\ stress\ Config

Note: to make a permanent change that does not update this file when resetting Profile Preferences, make the same changes to the Style.CFG file located in the following folder:

[Application Installation directory]\ isoextractor\projects\project01\stress\Config\

2. Change value of IE_FMT_DIMENSION_USE_STACKED_FRACTIONS to 0 like below

setting located near lines 131:- 134

3. Generate the drawing:

See Also

Bentley AutoPIPE